sumpsimus

noun

1. Adherence to or persistence in using a strictly correct term in rejection of a more common (but technically incorrect) form.

   countable, uncountable

   I'll not change my old mumpsimus for your new sumpsimus!

2. A person obstinate or zealous about such correctness; a pedant.

   countable, uncountable

Where it comes from

From Latin sumpsimus, c. 1540–50. See mumpsimus for details.

Adapted from the Wiktionary entry sumpsimus (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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